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Researchers say heart disease is the world’s number one cause of death.

New research that goes beyond clinical trials proves that programs promoting healthy habits achieve highly-favorable cardiometabolic indicators in people with prediabetes

The flagship NHS diabetes prevention programme is so successful that patients could be reaping further health benefits when they take part, according to a new study.

The NHS programme appears to help patients lose weight and reduce blood pressure, as well as reduce their sugar levels.

The NHS programme appears to help patients lose weight and reduce blood pressure, as well as reduce their sugar levels.

Patients referred to the NHS’s national diabetes prevention programme in England have seen improvements in key cardiovascular risk factors including reductions in blood glucose levels and body weight, a study1 published in Nature has reported. US researchers said their evaluation of the scheme offered causal evidence that behaviour change programmes are a viable prevention strategy for type 2 diabetes. Lead author Pascal Geldsetzer told The BMJ , “We find that intensive lifestyle counselling...

One of the world’s biggest campaigns to prevent diabetes through behaviour change holds promise for public-health gains. One of the world’s biggest campaigns to prevent diabetes through behaviour change holds promise for public-health gains.

The NHS programme appears to help patients lose weight and reduce blood pressure, as well as reduce their sugar levels.

People receiving flu shots appear less likely than the unvaccinated to develop dementia

A number of studies have found that people receiving vaccinations for flu and several other infectious diseases appear less likely than the unvaccinated to develop dementia, although scientists aren't sure why.